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2-3-2 About AMD AM3 CPU Installation
This motherboard provides a socket AM3 surface mount, Zero Insertion Force (ZIF)
socket, referred to as the mPGA socket supports AMD AM3 processor.
The CPU that comes with the motherboard should have a cooling FAN attached to
prevent overheating. If this is not the case, then purchase a correct cooling FAN
before you turn on your system.
Be sure that there is sufficient air circulation across the processor's
WARNING!
heatsink and CPU cooling FAN is working correctly, otherwise it may
cause the processor and motherboard overheat and damage, you
may install an auxiliary cooling FAN, if necessary.
To install a CPU, first turn off your system and remove its cover. Locate the ZIF
socket and open it by first pulling the level sideways away from the socket then
upward to a 90-degree angle. Insert the CPU with the correct orientation as shown
below. The notched corner should point toward the end of the level. Because the CPU
has a corner pin for two of the four corners, the CPU will only fit in the orientation as
shown.
When you put the CPU into the ZIF socket, No force required to insert of the CPU,
and then press the level to locate position slightly without any extra force.
2-4
Install Memory
This motherboard provides four 240-pin DDRIII DUAL INLINE MEMORY MODULES
(DIMM) socket for DDRIII memory expansion available to maximum memory volume
of 16GB DDRIII SDRAM.
Valid Memory Configurations
Bank
Bank 0, 1 (DDRIII 1) DDRIII 800/DDRIII 1066/DDRIII 1333
Bank 2, 3 (DDRIII 2) DDRIII 800/DDRIII 1066/DDRIII 1333
Bank 4, 5 (DDRIII 3) DDRIII 800/DDRIII 1066/DDRIII 1333
Bank 6, 7 (DDRIII 4) DDRIII 800/DDRIII 1066/DDRIII 1333
Total
Dual channel Limited!
1.
Dual channel function only supports when 2 DIMM Modules plug in either both DDRIII
1 & DDRIII 2, or four DIMM Modules please plug in DDRIII 1~DDRIII 4.
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240-Pin DIMM
System Memory (Max.4GB)
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CPU ZIF mPGAB Socket
PCS
X1
X1
X1
X1
4
Maximum Capacity
4GB
4GB
4GB
4GB
16GB
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